If your current version of Office is a one-time purchase (non-subscription) version of Office such as Office Home & Student or Office Home & Business, to upgrade, you need to buy the latest version. You can choose to purchase a Microsoft 365 subscription or the newest one-time purchase version.

When you're ready to install your new product, see the section below, I'm ready to install Office and follow the upgrade recommendations.

How do I buy the latest version?

Buy a Microsoft 365 subscription
Purchasing Microsoft 365 is your best option. You'll always have the latest features, security updates, and other improvements. You get Office’s cloud connected features to help you maximize productivity across your devices including 1TB of OneDrive storage, extra features with Office mobile apps, Skype minutes, the option to install Office across your devices, and access to support. Choose between Microsoft 365 Personal (for one person) or Microsoft 365 Family (which you can share with your family).

Buy a one-time purchase version of Office 2019
Get the newest non-subscription version of Office such as Office Home & Student 2019 or Office Home & Business 2019.

You can only install these versions of Office on one device. You'll get security updates and fixes during the supported period, but you won’t receive new features or any of the other Microsoft 365 benefits.

In most cases when you run the Microsoft Office Setup program on a computer with an earlier version of Office installed, the earlier version is removed. However, there are instances when an uninstall is necessary, such as if you run into errors or problems during installation.

After the installation completes, your new version of Office should update automatically, or you might get a notification an update is ready to apply. (You also have the option to manually check for and apply updates.)

Microsoft 365 for business subscription

If your Microsoft 365 for business subscription is associated with your work or school email account (these versions of Office are usually licensed to you through your work or school), you have the latest version of Office as long as you keep it up-to-date. Depending on your operating system, check for Office updates for PC or Office updates for Mac.

If you don’t see some of the newer features in your app, you might not have received the update yet or your Microsoft 365 admin restricts Office updates until the features can tested with other programs and add-ins in your organization. Learn more about how Office updates are rolled out in When do I get the newest features in Microsoft 365.

Important: On January 14, 2020 support for Windows 7 ended. If you installed Microsoft 365 on a computer running Windows 7, you won't receive feature updates to your Office apps after this date. Learn more about what this means for you in Windows 7 end of support and Office.